ACO goes on wild goose chase

This just in from the not-just-cats-and-dogs file at the Warwick Valley Humane Society.

This just in from the not-just-cats-and-dogs file at the Warwick Valley Humane Society.

After several phone calls about a goose with its leg wrapped in fishing twine, hobbling around a pond on Werner Avenue in the village of Florida, Animal Control Officer Tom Neely was dispatched to the scene.

"The goose would hit the pond at full speed," reported WVHS President Suzyn Barron, "leaving the ACO on land with no goose in hand. It took almost two weeks of monitoring the situation, until finally Neely was ready for a swim, if necessary."

Neely stayed dry when he captured the goose with a long net July 5.

The fishing line was removed without injury, and the goose was returned to the pond within an hour of capture.

Donations to the WVHS Wildlife Fund are needed and can be sent to Warwick Valley Humane Society, P.O. Box 61, Warwick 10990.